Mandi Lynn – Designing Book Covers in Photoshop

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Mandi Lynn – Designing Book Covers in Photoshop

Create Stunning Book Covers in Photoshop

Learn the technical and creative side to book cover design while gaining the confidence to do the entire process yourself from start to finish using photo manipulation. Turn simple stock photos into works of art!

Video Lessons

Watch video lessons to learn the theory behind design, tips on best places to go for stock photos and other resources; and of course, watch multiple step-by-step tutorials of designing book covers using multiple book genres.

Keyboard Shortcuts Printable

Photoshop offers countless tools, and the more you use Photoshop, the more you’ll love keyboard shortcuts! With a printable PDF (for MAC and PC) you’ll have reminders to the most common keyboard shortcuts at your fingertips.

Watch Step-by-Step Tutorials

In this course I design multiple book covers across multiple genres. All the lessons in module three are complete walk-throughs of how I designed each cover. This course focuses on photomanipulation, so you will see exactly how I transformed stock photos into unique and eye-catching book covers.

Cover design walk-through tutorials include the following genres: fantasy, sci-fi, contemporary, dystopian, and thriller.

Purchase the Book Cover Design Course Bundle

Brand new to Photoshop and design? Purchase the entire Book Cover Design Course Bundle so you can learn everything you need to know to design your own book cover from start to finish:

1- Photoshop Basics for Authors: Beginner – Tutorials on Photoshop

2- Typography in Book Cover Design: Intermediate – Adding Text to Book Covers

3- Designing Book Covers in Photoshop: Advanced – Photomanipulation Book Cover Tutorials

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for those who are familiar with Photoshop and typography and want to take their skills to the next level. It is intended especially for those who have taken the other courses in my Book Cover Design Course Bundle, as the content builds upon itself to ensure you understand the entire process.

While I go over typography a little in this course, I go into in greater detail in my Typography in Book Cover Design course. This course, Designing Book Covers in Photoshop, focuses mainly on photomanipulation and exporting your files for print.

If you don’t have experience with Photoshop, I highly suggest you take my Photoshop Basics for Authors course before jumping into this course, as the content is meant for those are are already familiar with Photoshop. I highly recommend checking out my Book Cover Design Course Bundle to get a discount when purchasing all three courses.

All lessons are taught using Photoshop Creative Cloud.

Example Curriculum

Getting Started…
Things to know before you start this course(3:18)
Join the Facebook Group
Photoshop keyboard shortcuts printable

Module One: What Makes Book Covers Work?
Know the mood you want to create(4:05)
Have a clear color palette (but keep it simple)(5:17)
Learn the art of white space (less is more)(5:54)
Contrast in design(1:38)
Create movement(4:03)
Make your cover readable and genre intuitive(3:40)
What makes covers ugly?(3:15)

Module Two: Tools to Design the Perfect Cover
Using fonts on book covers(11:04)
Where to find stock photos(14:28)
Photoshop brushes & layer styles: how to use and install(17:46)
Genre research before you design(12:02)

Module Three: Cover Design Tutorial Walk-Throughs
Fantasy Symbol Book Cover(35:52)
Fantasy Character Book Cover(37:53)
Fantasy Text-Based Book Cover(30:37)
Sci-Fi Book Cover(22:15)
Contemporary Based Book Cover(16:19)
Dystopian Book Cover(23:24)
Thriller Book Cover(17:42)

Module Four: Designing & Exporting Print Cover Wraps
Where to find print wrap templates & how to prepare(15:23)
Designing a paperback wrap (example #1)(28:30)
Designing a paperback wrap (example #2)(14:09)
Designing a hardcover jacket(19:34)
Designing a simple hardcover case laminate(8:18)
Designing a complex hardcover case laminate (to print with KDP)(7:22)
How to export files for print(4:32)

Bonus Lessons: Individual Skill Lessons
Adding a Person to a Scene(16:00)
Replacing Hair on a Model(27:31)
Creating 3D Mockups of Your Book(13:27)

Before you go…

So you designed a book cover…now what?(1:30)

Meet Your Instructor

Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of multiple books, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the owner of Stone Ridge Books, a company that works to help authors bring their books to life through cover design and book formatting. She is also the creator of The Book Launch Planner Series, a collection of planners designed to help authors write and release their books. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods.

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